Down Town - Música

SUGAR BABE Was A Japanese Band Formed In Tokyo Japan In 1973 And Split Up In 1976. The Original Lineup Consisted Of 山下達郎 Tatsurō Yamashita 大貫妙子 Taeko Ōnuki 村松邦男 Kunio Muramatsu 鰐川己久男 Kikuo Wanikawa And 野口明彦 Akihiko Noguchi . Together For A Brief Three Years And Just One Album Sugar Babe Has Become Somewhat Of A Legend In Japanese Pop Music Circles. Featuring A Pre-Solo Debut Tatsuro Yamashita Vocals Guitar Keyboards And Taeko Onuki Vocals And Produced By Yamashita And Eiichi Otaki Guitarist/vocalist For Happy End Sugar Babe Played Melodic Well-Crafted Tunes Heavily Influenced By American Pop. The Group Made Its Live Performance Debut In 1973 At The Farewell Concert For The Band Happy End With A Tight Set Showcasing The Members' Strong Musicianship And Defined By Vocal Tradeoffs Between Yamashita And Onuki Strong Arrangements And Exquisite Songcraft. Sugar Babe's Lone Album Songs Produced And Engineered By Otaki Was Release In 1975 As The Flagship Release Of Otaki's Niagara Label. Songs Channeled Yamashita's Worshipful Obsession With American Pop From The '0s And '0s And Soul Music. While Sales Of The Record Were Marginal In Retrospect It Can Be Said That Songs Was At Least Partially Responsible For Launching The Fertile Pop Music Scene That Exploded In Japan Through The '70s. From The Funky Soul-Laced Euphoria Of "Show" To The Isley Brothers Influenced "Down Town" Which Became The Group's Signature Tune The Record Showed A Band That Was On Top Of Its Game. While The Band Broke Up In 1976 Due In Part To The Bankruptcy Of Their Record Label Both Yamashita And Onuki Went On To Have Long And Successful Careers And Remain Active As Artists. Songs Was Re-Released In 1999 On The Planets Label Rekindling Interest In The Band And Its Music And Introducing It To A Whole New Generation Of Artists And Music Lovers. Even Today Several Decades After The Dissolution Of The Band Their Songs Are A Fixture On Radio Programs And In The Sets Of Cover Bands Across The Country. read less